Cinnamon is a spice that I like very much. It's used in desserts and biscuits but also in salty dishes. It has a savor and a perfume that is mild but gives a special and very recognizable character to the dish, dessert or biscuit.
This is a fine dessert that celebrates Earl Grey tea and it does it with great success. Prunes go very well with the rest of the ingredients, and the two biscuits (frangipane and lady fingers) go together wonderfully with the sabayon cream flavored with this fine tea!
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Pumpkin pie and squash tart along with pecan pie are American classics and in this version they are so delicate and tasteful that you will be surprised! It’s a matter of having a well-balanced mix of spices (cinnamon and nutmeg)! Just try and you will see!
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This is a vegan dessert which is delicious and has a long tradition in Greece. The semolina is cooked and roasted into olive oil and then is soaked into a nice syrup which is perfumed with lemon zest and cinnamon! You can also find dried raisins and almonds for more flavor!
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These beautiful keftas are very special because they come with a feeling of ground beef, onion, pine nuts, cinnamon and allspice! Outside this filling we create something like a thick cream with ground beef as well, but also with bulgur and we season it with cumin, allspice and mint! It’s deeply fried and so surprisingly good!
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A rice pudding with soft spices (cardamom, cloves and cinnamon) that is very moist, sweet and tasteful :-) It also has some coconut milk and a little bit of mascarpone to bring everything together marvelously!
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A delicious salad which is very unusual :-) Carrots go very well with coconut syrup and cinnamon, and the white wine balsamic vinegar brings some acidity that is not very intrusive and brings the dish to another level! :-)
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This recipe contains two types of Danish pastry: one in form of a star and with a filling of brown sugar (or rapadura sugar if you can find it), orange and cinnamon, and a second one in form of small snails with a caster sugar filling and some apricot jam on top! Both recipes require your attention and time but the result is so good that it simply worth it!
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A wonderful houmous with spices (curry, cloves, cinnamon, coriander, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, cumin, paprika) and a little bit of sweet potato and butternut squash! It's very good and delicate like a baby!
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A delicate and quite easy dessert with pineapple cooked in the oven and a lemon cream called chiboust :-) It also has a lemon crumble made with almond power with gives it a little bit of crunchiness! It’s really good and worth the effort!
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The kourabiedes are traditional Greek treats for Christmas! They are thick biscuits made with butter and flour and have some roasted almonds as well :-) This version has also some spices (cinnamon and cloves) and that’s why it’s so special! The confectioner’s sugar on top give a slight extra sweetness and it’s wonderful!
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